TurningMillingDrillingTechnicalInformationIndex Machining group Solid carbide threading tools Recommended cutting data A Solid carbide threading tools Starting values for cutting speed vc [m/min] Thread former Thread tap Thread milling Material group Composition / structure / heat treatment Brinellhardness 4122A4222A4122M4222M4201C 4201A 4202C 4202A 4111 HB YK40F YK40F YK40F YK40F YK40F YK40F KTG4015 Coolant External External External External External External External f-group approx. 0,15 % C annealed 125 1 20 100 1 approx. 0,45 % C annealed 190 2 20 90 1 Unalloyed steel approx. 0,45 % C tempered 250 3 20 80 1 approx. 0,75 % C annealed 270 4 20 70 1 approx. 0,75 % C tempered 300 5 20 70 1 B P annealed 180 6 20 90 1 tempered 275 7 20 70 1 Low-alloyed steel tempered 300 8 20 60 1 tempered 350 9 20 55 1 High-alloyed steel and high- annealed 200 10 20 80 1 alloyed tool steel hardened and tempered 325 11 20 50 1 ferritic/martensitic annealed 200 12 20 M Stainless steel martensitic tempered 240 13 20 austenitic quench hardened 180 14 20 austenitic-ferritic 230 15 20 perlitic/ferritic 180 16 20 20 80 1 Grey cast iron perlitic (martensitic) 260 17 20 20 60 1 C K Cast iron with spheroidalgraphiteferriticperlitic 160 18 15 15 80 1250191515601 ferritic 130 20 20 20 60 1 Malleable cast iron perlitic 230 21 20 20 80 1 cannot be hardened 60 22 180 1 Aluminium wrought alloys hardenable hardened 100 23 150 1 ≤ 12 % Si, cannot be hardened 75 24 30 30 30 30 150 1 N Cast aluminium alloys ≤ 12 % Si, hardenable hardened 90 25 25 25 25 25 150 1 > 12 % Si, cannot be hardened 130 26 150 1 machining steel, PB> 1% 110 27 150 1 Copper and copper alloys(bronze/brass)CuZn, CuSnZn 90 28 150 1 CuSn, Pb-free copper, electrolytic copper 100 29 150 1 annealed 200 30 D Fe-based alloys hardened 280 31 Heat-resistant alloys annealed 250 32 S Ni or Co bass hardened 350 33 cast 320 34 pure titanium Rm 400 35 Titanium alloys α and β alloys hardened Rm 1050 36 hardened and tempered 55 HRC 37 Hardened steel H hardened and tempered 60 HRC 38 Hard cast iron cast 400 39 Hardened cast iron hardened and tempered 55 HRC 40 Thermoplasts 41 Thermosetting plastics 42 E X Non-metallic materials Plastic, glass-fibre reinforced GFRPPlastic, carbon fibre reinforced CFRP4344 Graphite 45 Wood 46 Note: The given cutting values are guide values, which were determined under ideal conditions. The values have to be adapted in individual cases. With hole depths of 5xD adjust the cutting data accordingly to the application. f-group = feed rate recommendations on page C164. For examples of material for cutting tool groups view page D22. C 162